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... going on to day three, and I'm already tired! Actually, I should point out that my timing isn't that fortuitous. I mean, girls here get married all the time; my mom's friend Ayesha told me that in the last month she went to five weddings! That's five weeks of partying!

So naturally I have to tell you all about what I've experienced so far, and what I'm told I will experience in the next couple of days. I will say that Pakistani weddings, at least ...

... between the 2 countries. The crowd repeatedly shouted "Pakistan zindabad !" (Long live Pakistan), while on the Indian side, something similar about India was sung. Sometime during the ceremony, the border gate was opened and officers of both countries shook hands very quickly… When I came back to the hostel, I learnt from the news that 2 bombs exploded in Lahore during this afternoon. Let's call it a normal day in Lahore, so far that since there were less than ...

... one particular kind of goods or service, like jewelry, vegetable, clothes, electronics, leather and others. Although it’s bustling, you can see calmness in peoples’ eyes. Fascinating are the ubiquitous tea shops with samovars serving kawah (green tea) in cute little pots, distributed to vendors by youngsters. Although available milk green tea might sound weird, the taste was surprisingly good. The city seems to be even more ...

... nice to take off the covers and enjoy a chai or some juice! (The freshly squeezed juice here was delicious and so cheap - about 20p for a big glass). While we were in Peshawar we visited the museum, and many bazaars around the old city including the Khyber bazaar, qissa khawani (storytellers) bird market (including colorful but cramped cages of various exotic birds including peacocks), jewelers bazaar, and meena ...

... to come into to any serious trouble. As we approached the Khyber Pass, me in my disguise the ground heaved upwards, drifts of cold air came in through the window, momentarily drying my sweat. We drove up the slowly rising switchbacks that make up the heart of the 25mile long Khyber Pass. Alone (especially after spending time in northern Pakistan) the dimensions of the Khyber Pass are not that impressive, with the highest peak in the area not even ...